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Here You Go! Hope this encourages you to attend City Council and County Board meetings in Your Home town. See what you are missing? https://youtu.be/4E-Lc5e16_E?si=PJgr1tX4hCBtWXS5

Fellow Citizens of Springfield Illinois and Sangamon County Illinois. Just an update on your City Council and County Board elected Officials. Months ago both bodies of city and County government received and ordinance written by a Illinois States attorney and Immigration Lawyers out of Washington D. C. They were kindly asked publicly to consider the Ordinance to protect our city and county Tax Payer dollars from being drained, (Just like Chicago) We asked them to consider it in one form or another. CRICKETS! Below you can read the simple, Logical request to protect Tax Payers. Sounds like they need to...

That Lincoln quote is so accurate that even the worst-of-the-worst in the Illinois GOP seem to recognize its truth. And that’s despite the fact few of them come across as big students of history. Fear over what good people could accomplish if empowered with a vote derives from some innate sense all petty potentates seem to share. That innate fear was on full display this past Friday & Saturday at the Illinois Republican State Convention in Collinsville. This state convention was the most shamefully rigged and disrespectful to the Republican rank-and-file I’ve seen yet in the nearly 30 years I’ve...

Sadly, when people give a little bit of power to a dumb bully, you eventually have to deal with and eliminate the powerful dumb bully. It’s now time to remove another bully from Illinois Republican politics. I’ve been given permission to actually disclose one of the names of someone who Larry Smith harassed and threatened at the state convention because the man would not vote the way Larry was demanding. Mr. Don Jensen is the county board chairman of LaSalle County. As such, Don is not your run of the mill individual as he holds a respectable position of representation...

The first picture shows Dean White, Aaron Delmar and Mark Shaw. Mark is in the red hat. The second picture is when Dean and Aaron start to walk away and while you can’t see it, Mark grabs Aaron’s arm. After the second round of voting when the floor delegates refused to confirm Mark Shaw as the National Republican Representative, as the delegates overwhelmingly wanted Dean White, Chairman Don Tracy asked for Dean and Mark to talk to try and come to some understanding as it was clear Mark was not going to ever be approved. Dean asked Aaron to come...

And folks wonder WHY there is a Civil war going on in the Republican Party? Well start right here. Come on over and take a peek into the minds of these people. First off, last election cycle we had a guy named Darren Bailey running for Governor. By far he was the only Republican in Illinois to show ANY Cojones! During the COVID mask debacle he told the Governor (PRITZKER) to SHOVE his mask and got escorted by the Illinois State Police off the General Assembly floor for no mask. Darren Bailey is a Farmer and a MAN who will...

Addressing former president Donald Trump’s claim during Holy Week 2024 that Christianity is under attack in this country, three pastors from Gamaliel affiliate MICAH-Milwaukee recently spoke with CNN correspondent Donie O’Sullivan. During the interview, Rev. Joe Jackson, Rev. Dennis Jacobsen, and Rev. Richard Shaw described the dangers of Christian Nationalism, an egregious form of authoritarianism that is sweeping the nation. For the last few years, Gamaliel has been actively engaged in a movement of national organizing networks working to address authoritarianism—currently one of the most significant threats to our democracy and political plurali —through effective community organizing. In December 2022...

City Council Report: Springfield citizens set record straight on immigrant aid In recent weeks and months, the Springfield City Council has heard a number of citizens speak on the subject of immigration: Concerned parties have shared with the city government of the capital of the state of Illinois their anxieties surrounding the federal management of immigration policy, and the diffusion of what these citizens have uniformly referred to as “illegal aliens.” Indeed, during the City’s April 2 meeting, one citizen alerted the council to the existence of a facility in the City which brazenly advertised itself as, in her own...

CHICAGO — About 300 anti-war activists crowded into the basement of the Teamsters Union’s headquarters on Saturday to hear organizers from all over the country describe their plans to disrupt the Democratic National Convention this August. Joe Biden’s backing of Israel since Hamas’s October 7 attack has turned these left-wing radicals against their own party.

I received an e-mail stating radical anti- Palestine activists were showing up at the Annual Capitol Township meeting. IT STATED:: As your elected Sangamon County Clerk, I am privileged to also serve as the Clerk of Capital Township. I am writing to make you aware of the annual township meeting next week and urge Capital Township Republicans to attend. A radical group of citizens is proposing an advisory ballot question that insults and threatens our country's longstanding friendship and alliance with Israel. The question asks, "Shall the United States federal government and subordinate divisions stop giving military funding to Israel,...

Migrant advocacy groups support provisions of the Democratic governor's budget, namely a $12 million child tax credit, but want to see further spending included in the final piece. Members of the Raise the Floor Alliance and the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights touched down in the state Capitol Thursday and outlined a $2 billion spending package. Among their demands is $40 million towards interpreter services and assistance for migrants trying to become citizens. A tight budget year could preclude the proposal, but advocates say surplus revenues and increasing taxes on the wealthy could secure needed funds. Credit... State...

– Illinois House Republicans are both condemning and praising a recent federal judge ruling about illegal immigrants being able to carry firearms for protection. Earlier this month, Northern District of Illinois federal Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman ruled in favor of Heriberto Carbajal-Flores, a foreign national in the u.S. illegally who was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. She said the law violates the Second Amendment as applied in this one case. “The Court finds that Carbajal-Flores’ criminal record, containing no improper use of a weapon, as well as the non-violent circumstances of his arrest do not support a finding...

You need to hear this Public Comment by Rosanna Pulido Tuesday night in Springfield. She is a long time anti-illegal immigration activist – and American Hispanic.

Tent City continues to grow, it has spread to the old Pantagraph building. On Monday the Bloomington City Council will hear plans for the downtown streetscape. Maybe they can “tent” multiple blocks! It will be glorious!